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mangrove swamp

noun

  1. a coastal marine swamp of tropical or subtropical regions that is dominated by mangrove trees.


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Word History and Origins

Origin of mangrove swamp1

First recorded in 1850–55
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Example Sentences

For example, if a factory owner can’t figure out how to eliminate their emissions with current technologies, they can pay to restore a mangrove swamp that will absorb an equivalent amount of carbon dioxide.

From Vox

It is on the edge of the mangrove swamp, and is reached by a sort of causeway of turf.

What made the steep cliff at the south end of Punta Grande, on which a mangrove swamp now abuts?

The air was nauseous with the dank mucky odour that cooked out of the mangrove swamp.

The salt tang of the sea gladdened his nostrils, and he snorted with the pleasure of the stench of the mangrove swamp.

In the first man-drive through the mangrove swamp Seelee caught two.

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